Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Timber seating 3Dec 23, 2010 9:49 pm Cheers for the reply mate, Great idea... I hadn't thought of using timber battens between the brickwork. We'd need solid bricks to screw into wouldnt we? That Dek-Tie looks great too! The last piece of the puzzle I think is the single length of decking that will go along the top of the bricks at the front of the seat - so the timber goes to the edge of the seat. Can I still screw into masonry using Dek-Tie ? Re: Timber seating 4Dec 23, 2010 10:25 pm Hiya Rex Solids would give you a better fix but if you are planning to use fastwall,or maxi bricks they,ll do to job just over size the dowel for the battens and liquid nail aswell mate As for the front jarrah slat use a 30mm batten min, screw one screw into the face of batten then drill and dowel for the bottom screw,use liquids aswell less movement down the track cheers mate Re: Timber seating 5Dec 23, 2010 10:30 pm Rex the 30mm batten is for the top of the seat your screwing into the end of that batten for the front slat remember with dek-tie first slat has to be screwed Re: Timber seating 6Dec 23, 2010 10:45 pm Rex Planning a very large timber seat using Jarrah decking. The base will be constructed with bricks and will be rendered. Want to have Jarrah decking just on top of the seat. Whats the best way to fix the decking to the brickwork? Similar to the below picture, except the face of the seat will be rendered... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cheers! Is it necessary to fix the jarrah? Couldn't you just place it on top, I have a jarrah seat and it's super heavy as it is (not fixed) The space could then be filled with things under the seat if you wanted too. Re: Timber seating 7Dec 23, 2010 10:48 pm I considered making a storage space underneath... put the decking on a hinge so i could open it from the front. Decided this is outside my skill though. Definitely want to fix the timber down one way or another. Re: Timber seating 8Dec 23, 2010 10:51 pm RoofPlum66 Rex the 30mm batten is for the top of the seat your screwing into the end of that batten for the front slat remember with dek-tie first slat has to be screwed Could I have the jarrah slat at the back of the seat screwed down instead? Im worried that a batten laid ontop of the brickwork will lift the jarrah too high off the brick. Looking for a way so the jarrah can lay directly ontop of the brick. Re: Timber seating 9Dec 23, 2010 10:57 pm You could run a batten along the back and hinge of that with a void underneath for storage but remember to install a pvc sleeve on the bottom course of brick if in the open for water run off Re: Timber seating 10Dec 23, 2010 11:08 pm Rex you can direct stick the jarrah as i,ve done here with my floor boards (brushbox boards) but only problem with being outside even under cover if it gets wet the water will pool as you,ll have noway for run off,battening would be the only way i,ll fix seating outside Re: Timber seating 11Dec 23, 2010 11:17 pm Yeah I considered direct stick, but wasnt sure how water resistant Liquid Nails is... so not going to do that. Im not going to worry about storage. Just trying to think of how to get the jarrah flush on the bricks Re: Timber seating 12Dec 23, 2010 11:32 pm That one slat at the front sticking out ? wouldnt bother about it, its only the thickness of ya boards 22mm but if your plastering the front put a 10mm aluminium strip below the first slat then its only 12mm sticking out Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15884 Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6111 The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 3270 |